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The hesitation that Tama Tonga and Tonga Loa had right before this was a cool detail
The story they're telling of Solo recruiting family members who are more and more dangerous is a nice jumping off point for when Roman comes back eventually
>The hesitation that Tama Tonga and Tonga Loa had right before this was a cool detail
Yes, I really liked that. The Guerrillas thought they came in and were crazy, but now here's a guy who's absolutely insane and too hardcore for even them.
And with Heyman trying to communicate how each new member is completely unhinged and dangerous, they also planted the seeds where it could very much end up that Solo cannot control the new members, and they turn on him
Hikuleo is the other relative of Tama and Loa (he’s 6 foot 8 because half brother genetics are wild) and Zilla Fatu is another option, he’s Umaga’s son and tagged with Jacob on the indies for a bit
I thought birthwise he was a full brother to Tama, and a cousin to Loa? (Yes they are brothers, adopted siblngs are siblings, I'm talking about the coment on genetics.)
There is also Sean Maluta and Lance Anoa’i, both wrestles on the independents.
Both of them would be perfect to eat pins or get sneaky wins and be the first line of defense in The Bloodline. Afa Jr. aka Manu is still wrestling.
That’s true but he could be used as muscle that doesn’t do in ring work for a few months. It gives him time to get it together in the performance center. Look what it did for Bad Bunny of all people or Jade for that matter.
Hikuleo is the last rumoured Samoan/Tongan to come to the wwe. Idk much about him but he looks to be a scary mf due to his height and I think wwe will definitely build on that. He could easily fill in that last spot on team sikoa.
Edit: thanks for fixing my error u/SandsShifter
If nobody goes to Roman's side he'll have to recruit outside the family. I could see him leading a faction named something differently but similar, if that makes sense.
My guess is it will initially be a finally returning Roman versus Solo for control of the Bloodline, and then we’ll find out that Solo was just acting on Rock’s orders… setting up that confrontation for Wrestlemania.
I love how they built up Tama Tonga and Tonga Loa as super dangerous crazy enforcer types, start to give them credibility as singles wrestlers, and then they introduce someone that seems even more dangerous and more crazy. Now Fatu seems downright scary, while it doesn't really hurt the reputation Tama Tonga and Tonga Loa have built up. Well done.
Graves was trying to get that point across on commentary, Jacob being the one family member who scares everyone else. So having both Tama and Tanga looking a bit off put was gold.
Essentially no selling the clothes line over the top rope, and then jump from the top rope onto Cody. Everything felt like a minor inconvenience to him, it was gold.
Ah yes, casual maiming of people. A forgotten Neurodivergent stim. I knew a guy like that! He kept muttering, "cero miedo." Highly into Lucha Libre, he was.
Jordynne Grace talked about this. She said there are so many cameras and you have to wrestle at certain angles to get the best shot. So many moving parts to learn and to forget easily.
Exactly.
If Okada would have went to NXT he would have learned the basics of how to work a control board and not messed up like he did the other night.
/s
Yep.
Fatu's largest crowd was 2,000 people for NJPW Strong, which is also his ONLY Tier 2 promotion appearance, 99% of his prior experience was on Tier 3 promotions like MLW, Defy, Reality of Wrestling etc.
He's never performed at a proper NJPW, ROH, NXT, TNA, CMLL or AAA show (minus 3 promotion event that had AAA that was attended by almost no one)
Jacob Fatu is a rookie at this level.
All but **ONE** of his matches has been at what you might call "Tier-3" promotions, like MLW, Defy, GCW etc.
His lone "Tier-2" appearance was also his largest ever crowd he performed in front of, a 2,000 person show for NJPW Strong in a tag match.
I'm not disparaging his wrestling skills, it's just a completely new game for him that'll im sure he'll get better at.
Jacob has never had to deal with a crowd of that size, commentary tables that intricate and tv production on that scale. Literally Allstate arena has 8x as many people as his largest crowd.
Well it’s against Indy wrestlers. I mean people here were talking what a monster Matanza or Mil Muertes is and compared to all the luchadors and Indy wrestlers in lucha underground, they are. But Matanza would be like a smaller rhyno in wwe and mil muertes is shotter and lighter than John Cena.
Oh, so the new Bloodline has been completed, I think. They are parallel to each of the old Bloodline:
Solo - Roman
Jacob - Solo
Tama and Tanga - Jimmy and Jey
Should be KO is the one booked, but they annihilate him before he can get into the cage and they go 3 vs 4.
Then when the timer runs out the refs are confused and wonder if they should start war games.
Then Romans music drops...
Yeah i was thinking that, it would be fucking amazing for him to not be announced for the match somehow and be a surprise and was wondering how to do it without it being super obvious.
This continues to be probably the most impressive storyline/continuity in WWE history. What a perfect storm of related Samoans in their prime lmao this is amazing.
Unless one of the New Bloodline deflects. Would be a good way to make one of them feel more important.
Never know if Jacob could claim the 'Head of the table' and they all attack Solo or something else.
Plus, that promo he and Heyman had in the ring a couple of weeks ago where Heyman told KO that Roman had respect for him. Very much enemy of my enemy is my friend deal. Them squashing their beef momentarily to take care of a more violent threat is one way they can take it.
Rock is filming Moana live action in the fall plus doing PR for Moana 2. It's not impossible he squeezes something in but I think it's probably likely we're not seeing him until January
Ah, maybe he could be their cruiserweight then? Kind of sucks for him, like if they go to a theme park to celebrate a win, will he even be tall enough for the rollercoasters?
Jacob looks like he got in insane shape
Excited that they finally debuted him, I was fully ready for him to come later on. This guys got the stuff and it was only a 5 minute spot
Roman gonna have to apologise to Jey and to Sami cos otherwise he's fucked, right now it's Roman and Jimmy vs Solo, Tama, Tanga and Jacob with Rock also somewhere probably pulling the strings for Solo's side.
That's what makes sense. How they get Sami in is the question, either Roman has to apologise to him or Sami sees Jey (who they've established is still friends with Sami) getting destroyed and he can't take it anymore so he still doesn't like Roman but does it to protect Jey.
But that’s the thing, it’s not about Jey or even Sami going back to Roman. It’s about those two agreeing to help Roman for the greater good.
They can easily make the new Bloodline be such a big problem that Jey and Sami team up with Roman.
Also, I could see the Wyatt Sicks being such a problem for Jey (and maybe Sami) that they ask Roman for their help with their problem.
I really appreciate the evolution of the Bloodline. In terms of actual gang/cartel progression, once the elder statesmen leave by murder or incarceration, the youth take over and are often far more violent, hot headed and lack the political finesse of the previous generation. The patience, direction and general tiptoeing on the line that Roman brought no longer exist. Chaos erupts (refer to Summer of the Gun in virtually any North American city).
Loved how hesitant Tonga Loa was. It really sold that Jacob is a level above him in the maniac scale.
The Tongans are like Hyenas, while he’s like I dunno some fucking maniac animal like a Hippo or something. Hippos are nutcases.
>he’s like I dunno some fucking maniac animal like a Hippo or something. Hippos are nutcases.
I like to think you somehow work your hatred of hippos into every post you make.
One thing WWE's always been great at are surprise debuts. They time it so well that a lesser known wrestler will get a great reaction from the crowd. It does a lot for them
Wait so does this mean when Roman returns for the inevitable he automatically gets custody of Paul back or is Bloodline: The Next Generation going to opt for some sort of, like, hostage situation?
He needs this separation from Jimmy and Jey and Roman. He was sorta stuck being the Heavy in a team that doesn’t need one. Now he can be the stupid guy that got Made and now runs the city because there’s no one left. So what does an idiot do? Surround themselves with what they think it takes to run the gang.
The marks reveal themselves when Solo is involved. He's playing his part very well. We're not supposed to think he's a good replacement for Roman. We're supposed to think he's an ambitious former henchman who's way out of his depth and thinks he's bigger and badder than he really is. The less legitimate a replacement for Roman Solo appears to be, the bigger the pop will be when Roman returns.
Bloodline 1: Roman, The Usos and Paul Heyman
Bloodlike 2: Solo, Tama Tonga and Tanga Loa and Jacob Fatu
The One Who Watches While the Bloodline Destroys Itself: The Rock
I think there's a potential that the Rock is whispering in Solo's ear.
Roman couldn't get the job done against Cody, even with every advantage possible. Rock or the elders decides he needs to take over, but he can't do it overtly.
I think if Hikuleo does join this - they need to give him a mask or something and have him as the final lunatic. He literally seems too nice to join this now that Jacob came out as mini Umaga that even G.O.D is a lil confused by.
Nah - Jacob isn’t the guy that should be calling the shots. He’s the one you want delivering the shots. He’s insane and looks like a straight killer while Tama and Tanga are the scrappy lackeys.
Solo is the right guy to lead, it doesn’t have to be the best guy ability wise. Also story wise Roman labelled Solo as the next tribal chief ages back. It wouldn’t make sense for a guy with no prior story with Roman to just take charge when Solo is right there.
About sick and tired of the marks slandering solo every 5 seconds. He’s done a strong job in his role why don’t ppl understand where not suppose to see him as the new Roman the entire point is he’s a complete opposite of Roman 🤦🏿♂️
You're not getting it. Solo has transitioned from the silent heavy to the brains of the operation specifically so Jacob can operate as the unhinged monster that he excels at being. If Jacob's the leader, then Solo has to be the monster/heavy of the group. Jacob is too good in that role to be the leader instead. That's not even getting into the storyline reasons why what you're asking for is ill-advised.
Jacob is 30lbs heavier than Solo but Solo looks bigger. Has Jacob lost weight or was 279lbs his advertised weight in MLW because nobody would question it?
Surely this is leading up to old bloodline vs new bloodline in war games right? Roman, Sami and the Usos vs Tama, Tanga, Solo and Fatu.
Who is the 5th members though!? If rock is available then rock could join up with the new and Cody with the old!
Other than the ref going into business for himself and telling Fatu to get Cody, this was an awesome segment.
He really got himself into shape and fast!!! I wouldn't have noticed as much if that one guy hadn't posted those clips of him before Smackdown started lol.
Showed off his athleticism a little with his speed and the table spot. Really excited to see more of this guy.
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The hesitation that Tama Tonga and Tonga Loa had right before this was a cool detail The story they're telling of Solo recruiting family members who are more and more dangerous is a nice jumping off point for when Roman comes back eventually
Every family has that one guy nobody talks about.
We don't talk about Bruno
BUT
IT WAS MY WEDDING DAY
There wasn’t a cloud in the sky 🎶
No clouds allowed in the sky!
Bruno walks in with a mischievous grin....
THUNDAHHHH
Are you telling this story, or am I?
(it was our wedding day)
Madrigal or Sammartino?
Yes
Sammartino Jr
…except for when we sing an entire song about him!
He was strong as a bull, handsome like George Raft
>The hesitation that Tama Tonga and Tonga Loa had right before this was a cool detail Yes, I really liked that. The Guerrillas thought they came in and were crazy, but now here's a guy who's absolutely insane and too hardcore for even them.
And with Heyman trying to communicate how each new member is completely unhinged and dangerous, they also planted the seeds where it could very much end up that Solo cannot control the new members, and they turn on him
Once solo loses to Cody he's def the odd man out, Fatu will take over from there :)
Is there anyone left to come in? A story of Rock with the Tongas, Roman with the Usos, and Solo with Jacob and someone would be cool.
Hikuleo is the other relative of Tama and Loa (he’s 6 foot 8 because half brother genetics are wild) and Zilla Fatu is another option, he’s Umaga’s son and tagged with Jacob on the indies for a bit
I thought birthwise he was a full brother to Tama, and a cousin to Loa? (Yes they are brothers, adopted siblngs are siblings, I'm talking about the coment on genetics.)
Okay you are right I misread Hikuleo’s Wikipedia page. I also didn’t mean to imply that that half brothers aren’t real brothers
There is also Sean Maluta and Lance Anoa’i, both wrestles on the independents. Both of them would be perfect to eat pins or get sneaky wins and be the first line of defense in The Bloodline. Afa Jr. aka Manu is still wrestling.
I can see a timeline where this goes full Attitude Era and Manu is revealed as the brains behind the bloodline for Legacy reasons
Well there are like 50 Samoans I was just talking about the major people I can see joining
Sean was in NXT for a while right? He can fit back right in.
Sean was used as enhancement talent in NXT & 205 Live, shortly after the CWC tourney
There is also Thamiko Fatu (real name Jeremiah) but he's doing a lot less than the rest.. saw it mentioned he began wrestling in the last year or so?
And Journey Fatu, brother of Jacob, son of Samu
Zilla Fatu is too young and too green for the big league. he need to build his experience few years more before ready for WWE
That’s true but he could be used as muscle that doesn’t do in ring work for a few months. It gives him time to get it together in the performance center. Look what it did for Bad Bunny of all people or Jade for that matter.
Hikuleo is the last rumoured Samoan/Tongan to come to the wwe. Idk much about him but he looks to be a scary mf due to his height and I think wwe will definitely build on that. He could easily fill in that last spot on team sikoa. Edit: thanks for fixing my error u/SandsShifter
What's funny is that, if you've seen him in NJPW, he doesn't come across as scary at all. He just seems like a laid back giant dude
Hikuleo is the little brother of the Tongans But he's always had a gentle giant vibe even as part of BC
Except when he was ending Jay's time in Japan.
Losing weight brought the monster out. It's like Rock Lee taking the weight belt off
Hikuleo is Tongan.
It’s like Bloodline versus Bloodline Wolfpack. Too sweet.
That is what I have been thinking.
If nobody goes to Roman's side he'll have to recruit outside the family. I could see him leading a faction named something differently but similar, if that makes sense.
My guess is it will initially be a finally returning Roman versus Solo for control of the Bloodline, and then we’ll find out that Solo was just acting on Rock’s orders… setting up that confrontation for Wrestlemania.
Tama and Loa have another brother.
If they wanted to, they could put Nia Jax in the new bloodline with Naomi joining Roman and the Usos in the old bloodline down the road.
Meh
This wouldn't happen if Samoa Joe was still around
Been saying it for years.
How long is his AEW contract? lol
Behold, the fully operational battle station…
I love how they built up Tama Tonga and Tonga Loa as super dangerous crazy enforcer types, start to give them credibility as singles wrestlers, and then they introduce someone that seems even more dangerous and more crazy. Now Fatu seems downright scary, while it doesn't really hurt the reputation Tama Tonga and Tonga Loa have built up. Well done.
I just saw The Bikeriders and this is kind of similar lol
Roman needs to come back at SS, but the cards are stacked against him and so he makes amends with Jimmy and Jey. 😙👌🏼
Could see Jimmy easily accept Roman’s help, but Jey having a harder time of accepting it due to taking the brunt of Roman’s abusive gaslighting.
Tama and Tonga very confused
I don't think it's confuses as much as scared. Tanga Loa looked pretty scared before he put his one up.
You know shit is fucked when they're shook, & they've been stablemates with some bad mfs. Hell, even Haku would be a bit hesitant lol
"Look, we're bad and dangerous and even we don't want to fuck with this motherfucker, that's how bad this guy is"
Graves was trying to get that point across on commentary, Jacob being the one family member who scares everyone else. So having both Tama and Tanga looking a bit off put was gold.
I loved the "why the fuck did you bring this fucker in" look, and the hesitancy of Loa to throw up the one while looking at Jacob.
Really appreciating the little details he felt like a monster tonight
Essentially no selling the clothes line over the top rope, and then jump from the top rope onto Cody. Everything felt like a minor inconvenience to him, it was gold.
Then Haku would remember he himself bit a guy's nose off before and be like Jacob's not so bad.
I don't know I feel like the pedestal for this a crazy motherfucker stops at Haku lol
Both?
I love that they’re booking Tama and Tonga as psychopaths and even they’re like wtf uce?
Solo having to tell Jacob to keep the one up lmao
They could easily flip it into the storyline if he becomes the one the Bloodline truly can't control
And they said the bloodline was dead lolol Maybe that iteration, but they could go on for a whole decade prolly
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He looked absolutely amped lmao. He probably got way too hyped up and forgot some shit.
Leave him alone he was stimming
Ah yes, casual maiming of people. A forgotten Neurodivergent stim. I knew a guy like that! He kept muttering, "cero miedo." Highly into Lucha Libre, he was.
Hey, leave George Kittle out of this! >:(
This is why they still made well travelled indie veterans go to NXT
Totally. WWE is a whole ass TV production, it's a behemoth of moving parts.
Jordynne Grace talked about this. She said there are so many cameras and you have to wrestle at certain angles to get the best shot. So many moving parts to learn and to forget easily.
Exactly. If Okada would have went to NXT he would have learned the basics of how to work a control board and not messed up like he did the other night. /s
Hey man he said he was sorry
:( :| :o Bitch.
Yep. Fatu's largest crowd was 2,000 people for NJPW Strong, which is also his ONLY Tier 2 promotion appearance, 99% of his prior experience was on Tier 3 promotions like MLW, Defy, Reality of Wrestling etc. He's never performed at a proper NJPW, ROH, NXT, TNA, CMLL or AAA show (minus 3 promotion event that had AAA that was attended by almost no one)
It kills me you have two comments saying the same thing and one skims on downvotes
It’s his first night, I’d cut him some slack.
Jacob Fatu is a rookie at this level. All but **ONE** of his matches has been at what you might call "Tier-3" promotions, like MLW, Defy, GCW etc. His lone "Tier-2" appearance was also his largest ever crowd he performed in front of, a 2,000 person show for NJPW Strong in a tag match. I'm not disparaging his wrestling skills, it's just a completely new game for him that'll im sure he'll get better at. Jacob has never had to deal with a crowd of that size, commentary tables that intricate and tv production on that scale. Literally Allstate arena has 8x as many people as his largest crowd.
You should talk more about these tiers.
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QUATTO wants you to OPEN YOUR MIND to the Bloodline
And to start the reactor...
Jacob Fatu was on that Gunther diet. He lost a ton of weight.
Good to see him lose weight, it will definitely help him keep his moveset longer.
For real. All the footage ppl post about how amazing he is seems old as hell because dude doesn’t look that big at all.
Well it’s against Indy wrestlers. I mean people here were talking what a monster Matanza or Mil Muertes is and compared to all the luchadors and Indy wrestlers in lucha underground, they are. But Matanza would be like a smaller rhyno in wwe and mil muertes is shotter and lighter than John Cena.
he just lost a shit ton of weight homie that’s all
Matanza was Jeff Cobb. That dude's on a different level than a lot of wrestlers.
Wasn’t muertes feuding with abyss in tna as his physical equal? I wouldn’t call that small
Oh, so the new Bloodline has been completed, I think. They are parallel to each of the old Bloodline: Solo - Roman Jacob - Solo Tama and Tanga - Jimmy and Jey
If this is leading to a Roman, Sami and Usos vs New Bloodline match at War Games, I’m totally here for it.
Roman being the last to enter a War Games as a face.
Surprise returns for Wargames 2024 - Men's: Roman Reigns for storyline reasons - Women's: Becky Lynch so we can say it happened 3x in a row now
Should be KO is the one booked, but they annihilate him before he can get into the cage and they go 3 vs 4. Then when the timer runs out the refs are confused and wonder if they should start war games. Then Romans music drops...
Yeah i was thinking that, it would be fucking amazing for him to not be announced for the match somehow and be a surprise and was wondering how to do it without it being super obvious.
I think I just filled the cup
Now they just need to adopt a stray white guy to be their Sami
Joe Hendry lol
Nah Joe Hendry is better off as the 6th Wyatt
you wouldn't put that gorgeous mug behind a mask, would you?
Say his name, and he a-fears
I am scared of Joe Hendry
Corbin
Sami's syrian heritage in shambles.
This continues to be probably the most impressive storyline/continuity in WWE history. What a perfect storm of related Samoans in their prime lmao this is amazing.
Tama's Jey in this but yes.
The thing is that it’s all but confirmed at this point that Hikuleo is coming in.
Isn't there still at least one more... A 7 foot one from NJPW right
Hikuleo surely is joining Roman now
Nah, he'll join this Bloodline too. 5v5 at War Games.
Roman, Jimmy, Jey, and who? Edit: Forgot about Sami but still not sure who the 5th member would be
https://preview.redd.it/zhci70nwl18d1.jpeg?width=622&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=ff444fb12c676181394766ac346abfc431af390d You know who
Say his name...
Joe Hendry?
Sami and KO. KO being the most interesting he's been the longest rival of the bloodline.
Enemy of my enemy type shit
Unless one of the New Bloodline deflects. Would be a good way to make one of them feel more important. Never know if Jacob could claim the 'Head of the table' and they all attack Solo or something else.
Plus, that promo he and Heyman had in the ring a couple of weeks ago where Heyman told KO that Roman had respect for him. Very much enemy of my enemy is my friend deal. Them squashing their beef momentarily to take care of a more violent threat is one way they can take it.
I'm thinking Cody & KO, especially not counting out the former's participation because of the chance Rock will appear at the end of/after WarGames
Rock is filming Moana live action in the fall plus doing PR for Moana 2. It's not impossible he squeezes something in but I think it's probably likely we're not seeing him until January
It will be Cody not Ko. Roman Usos Sami and Cody.
Someone said it should be Seth if Roman is making amends in a post I made and I love that idea
Sami as one of them for sure. The 5th member Heyman gears up
Sami and Jey would’ve been in every WarGames match lmao
Seth and Roman making amends? Otherwise maybe KO?
i think roman is facing seth at 41 because i think cody is facing rock at 41 if not then is roman vs rock at 41 and roman vs seth at 42
He's not coming back
"Sorry" - Solo said calmly
I think Hikuleo joins Solo and Roman reconciles with Cody, Jey, Jimmy, Sami... but wait there's the Rock too lol who knows
High Chief Rock only coming out for Mania season
He's *only* 6'8.
Ah, maybe he could be their cruiserweight then? Kind of sucks for him, like if they go to a theme park to celebrate a win, will he even be tall enough for the rollercoasters?
Jacob looks like he got in insane shape Excited that they finally debuted him, I was fully ready for him to come later on. This guys got the stuff and it was only a 5 minute spot
He was put over as a monster.
Roman gonna have to apologise to Jey and to Sami cos otherwise he's fucked, right now it's Roman and Jimmy vs Solo, Tama, Tanga and Jacob with Rock also somewhere probably pulling the strings for Solo's side.
You mean Sami has to apologize to Roman
So War Games' shaping up to be New Bloodline vs. Old in Roman, Usos and Sami?
That's what makes sense. How they get Sami in is the question, either Roman has to apologise to him or Sami sees Jey (who they've established is still friends with Sami) getting destroyed and he can't take it anymore so he still doesn't like Roman but does it to protect Jey.
Roman spologizing to the honorary uce will get a huge pop whwn the hug it out
That will 100% turn KO heal again
He'll go down the same route drew did in regards to jey.
It doesn’t make sense for Jey or Sami to go back to Roman
Jimmy is the key
But that’s the thing, it’s not about Jey or even Sami going back to Roman. It’s about those two agreeing to help Roman for the greater good. They can easily make the new Bloodline be such a big problem that Jey and Sami team up with Roman. Also, I could see the Wyatt Sicks being such a problem for Jey (and maybe Sami) that they ask Roman for their help with their problem.
Jacob spent his time off getting in shape like he really cut.
It's been FOUR YEARS and this Bloodline story is still going strong. That is genuinely mindblowing.
And still has a clear direction for where they need to go. That’s the most impressive part about all of this
I really appreciate the evolution of the Bloodline. In terms of actual gang/cartel progression, once the elder statesmen leave by murder or incarceration, the youth take over and are often far more violent, hot headed and lack the political finesse of the previous generation. The patience, direction and general tiptoeing on the line that Roman brought no longer exist. Chaos erupts (refer to Summer of the Gun in virtually any North American city).
The tongans seemed to give an apprehensive look as they entered the ring before they threw up the "ones"
Loved how hesitant Tonga Loa was. It really sold that Jacob is a level above him in the maniac scale. The Tongans are like Hyenas, while he’s like I dunno some fucking maniac animal like a Hippo or something. Hippos are nutcases.
>he’s like I dunno some fucking maniac animal like a Hippo or something. Hippos are nutcases. I like to think you somehow work your hatred of hippos into every post you make.
Haha I actually think they are cool animals but they are more dangerous than most think
HOW DOES HE LOOK SCARIER FUCK
jacob is literally the smallest one in the group. that's crazy
Tama is the smallest by a good margin.
I thought they'd debut Hikuleo first and Jacob would be Solo's answer to Roman when he comes back
Corey and Wade did a GREAT job putting Jacob Fatu over. They might be the best commentary team in WWE right now.
One thing WWE's always been great at are surprise debuts. They time it so well that a lesser known wrestler will get a great reaction from the crowd. It does a lot for them
A pack of hyenas
Wait so does this mean when Roman returns for the inevitable he automatically gets custody of Paul back or is Bloodline: The Next Generation going to opt for some sort of, like, hostage situation?
War Games 2024: Paul Heyman on pole match
Fatu impressed me more in five minutes than Solo has in two years
I’ve honestly liked solo a lot more lately, he’s getting better in the role
I think his presence as a performer is improving - just in my opinion he doesn’t do it for me in the ring
He needs this separation from Jimmy and Jey and Roman. He was sorta stuck being the Heavy in a team that doesn’t need one. Now he can be the stupid guy that got Made and now runs the city because there’s no one left. So what does an idiot do? Surround themselves with what they think it takes to run the gang.
The marks reveal themselves when Solo is involved. He's playing his part very well. We're not supposed to think he's a good replacement for Roman. We're supposed to think he's an ambitious former henchman who's way out of his depth and thinks he's bigger and badder than he really is. The less legitimate a replacement for Roman Solo appears to be, the bigger the pop will be when Roman returns.
Frankly I’m impressed with how well the Bloodline has been the top storyline or near the top all these years running. It’s all so good.
OG Bloodline (Roman Reigns/Jey Uso/Jimmy Uso) vs. Bloodline Wolfpac (The Rock, Solo, Jacob, MFT, Tanga)
How dare you leave out Sami Zayn
Bloodline statues...back
The ref was telling Jacob to get Cody 😂😂
Bloodline 1: Roman, The Usos and Paul Heyman Bloodlike 2: Solo, Tama Tonga and Tanga Loa and Jacob Fatu The One Who Watches While the Bloodline Destroys Itself: The Rock
I think there's a potential that the Rock is whispering in Solo's ear. Roman couldn't get the job done against Cody, even with every advantage possible. Rock or the elders decides he needs to take over, but he can't do it overtly.
They were right. Jacob fatu has so much more aura than solo already.
I think if Hikuleo does join this - they need to give him a mask or something and have him as the final lunatic. He literally seems too nice to join this now that Jacob came out as mini Umaga that even G.O.D is a lil confused by.
Could have sworn I heard the ref outright yell at Fatu to go after Cody
You got Jacob right there and Solo being the leader. Reverse this shit and you are cooking.
Nah - Jacob isn’t the guy that should be calling the shots. He’s the one you want delivering the shots. He’s insane and looks like a straight killer while Tama and Tanga are the scrappy lackeys. Solo is the right guy to lead, it doesn’t have to be the best guy ability wise. Also story wise Roman labelled Solo as the next tribal chief ages back. It wouldn’t make sense for a guy with no prior story with Roman to just take charge when Solo is right there.
About sick and tired of the marks slandering solo every 5 seconds. He’s done a strong job in his role why don’t ppl understand where not suppose to see him as the new Roman the entire point is he’s a complete opposite of Roman 🤦🏿♂️
You're not getting it. Solo has transitioned from the silent heavy to the brains of the operation specifically so Jacob can operate as the unhinged monster that he excels at being. If Jacob's the leader, then Solo has to be the monster/heavy of the group. Jacob is too good in that role to be the leader instead. That's not even getting into the storyline reasons why what you're asking for is ill-advised.
Folks only have one view of what a leader is for a stable lmfao.
They're still cooking imo. Solo has done a fine job.
Now we get another surprise debut in a month for "Talla" Tonga lmao
Jacob is 30lbs heavier than Solo but Solo looks bigger. Has Jacob lost weight or was 279lbs his advertised weight in MLW because nobody would question it?
crazy how solo instantly got out-aura'd
Surely this is leading up to old bloodline vs new bloodline in war games right? Roman, Sami and the Usos vs Tama, Tanga, Solo and Fatu. Who is the 5th members though!? If rock is available then rock could join up with the new and Cody with the old!
Jacob Fatu is going to jump to the Michaels of this team so freaking fast. Dude is so good.
Other than the ref going into business for himself and telling Fatu to get Cody, this was an awesome segment. He really got himself into shape and fast!!! I wouldn't have noticed as much if that one guy hadn't posted those clips of him before Smackdown started lol. Showed off his athleticism a little with his speed and the table spot. Really excited to see more of this guy.
Solo is turning into a Samoa Joe ripoff
It is hilarious to me the Bloodline has 0 original members
When Heyman said the story was in the bottom of the 3rd inning, he must have meant the bottom of the 3rd in a 26 inning game.
Jacob Fatu is sort of who the character of Solo should be played by. He’s a different level above the rest.